FT: POLAND 1-2 SLOVAKIA
Slovakia picked up a major victory over Poland at the Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Stefan Tarkovic’s men opened the scoring after 18 minutes thanks to an own goal by Wojciech Szczesny.
Robert Mak got the ball down the left flank and put together an incredible solo effort by dancing around Kamil Jozwiak and Bartosz Bereszynski before stepping inside the area and firing a shot from a tight angle that Szczesny couldn’t hold on to.
But Poland came back stronger in the second half and equalised just a minute after the referee’s whistle with a soft shot from Karol Linetty following a cross by Maciej Rybus from the left flank.
Paulo Sousa’s men dominated the game after Linetty’s goal but then disaster stroke as Gregorz Krychowiak was sent off with a second yellow card on 62 minutes after bundling on Jakub Hromada with a rough late challenge.
Slovakia then regained control of the match and netted a winner after 69 minutes with a screamer by Milan Skriniar.
Mak delivered a corner-kick from the right side and found Skriniar at the edge of the box where he fired a tremendous shot and beat Szczesny in style